Tunnels 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.15° N 157.29° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tunnels sea temperature is

26.8°C

Tunnels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tunnels today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

Table - waves today at Tunnels. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NW 12	SSW 13	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	68	49	67	43	43	191	196	137	147	154	156	207	280	246	198	297	315	318	318	487	535	432	346
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:05PM0.53m					2:14AM0.65m			1:35PM0.49m					2:50AM0.73m				2:04PM0.44m
Low Tide		7:30AM0.24m				7:28PM0.08m					8:24AM0.24m			7:48PM0.04m					9:17AM0.24m				8:12PM0.02m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	26	25	24	24	23	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 16	NE 8	NE 11	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	116	119	119	116	99	191	99	57	131	213	157	157	141	303	323	380	429	565	545	555	486	400	337
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	SSW 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	50	84	82	72	69	64	196	137	147	154	96	207	280	246	198	297	315	318	318	487	535	432	346
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NW 12	SSW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NE 11	E 8	NW 11	NW 10	S 18	NNW 14	NNW 14	SSW 12	NE 9	NE 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	S 11
kJ	68	49	67	43	43	42	58	28	40	37	156	118	189	82	65	64	115	81	125	23	23	17	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 8	NE 4	NE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 9	NE 4	N 6	N 6	N 6	NE 4	NNE 4	—	NE 8	—
kJ	—	—	62	71	8	99	14	73	14	14	14	14	11	135	7	30	42	44	6	17	—	3	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kapukahehu/Dixies HAW - Molokai	Lighthouse HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	Canoes HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	Lighthouse HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Kawela HAW - Molokai	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	China Walls HAW - Oahu	The Wharf Rights HAW - Molokai	Kawela HAW - Molokai	The Wharf Lefts HAW - Molokai	The Wharf Rights HAW - Molokai
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	55	57	46	57	46	55	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	57	38	46	46	46	27	38	28	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Molokai	Hale O Lono															Kawela				The Wharf Lefts	Kawela	Rock Point/Pohakuloa	Kawela
Rating (10 max)	1															2				2	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Cabo Lastres Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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